Time: Starts 5:00 pm, Eats at 6:00-7:00, Hang out from 7:00 to whenever...

Food: Light dinner and soft drinks provided! (You're also more than welcome to furnish any of your own specialties, and if so please let the folks below know.)

RSVP (and any questions) to:

Richard Crawford at richardacrawford@msn.com or call Nancy Sivulich 801 479-4842 (Let them know anything you might plan to bring - which is totally optional - we mostly want to see YOU all. But it will help us with planning to make sure we have food for all.)

See you soon!

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We were informed by classmate Richard Crawford recently that our classmate Craig Peterson's home in Huntsville burned down shortly after Christmas.

Richard reported that "Sadly many of his sculptures and artwork were destroyed. You can see some of his work by reading his page."

Craig Malone of Roy passed away on February 22, 2016. Click herefor his In Memory Page.

Gwenn Anderson of Ogden passed away on February 9, 2016. Click herefor her In Memory page.

In Memory pages are posted and updated in classmates' names as we gather info after learnning of their deaths. If classmates or families have materials, e.g., pictures, memories or info to add, please contact us and pages can be updated at any time. Or you can simply post comments to pages on your own.

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Some new (old) pix from back in the day...

The demise of the old "Pop's Choc'lit Shops" style eateries....

Note: we found these pics on a facebook page called Ogden, Utah Glory Days

Recommended - lots of great old Ogden Stuff

and quite a few classmates commenting on it....

Who remembers Vetas' Dairy Bar and Drive In, owned by the Basil Vetas family - a malt, sundaes and burger shop complete with "Back to the Future II" style big padded booths and soda counter....?? ...It had been a local institution for years but was only there for our sophomore (and maybe part of our junior year) so we were the last to have it....

And then Mr. Vetas closed it - because of relentless competition from the new McDonalds (the first in Ogden?) - which was both closer to the school (exactly across the street from the school building with a crosswalk right to it, and it had those 15 cent "crack burgers" (of course we didn't call them that, but you know, they proved addictive to many of us) which seemed to fit both the school (and comunity's) appetite plus the speed of getting your food... ...or at least it fit our budgets.

Fast food, conveniencec food and cheap take out foods were about to rule the landscape....

Mr. Vetas wasn't done though. He built a Mickey D's clone with his first name on it in 1961 - with an opening burger price of 12 cents! - and a better quality burger and fries at that.

Jim Maynard Keller worked there and can verify that's what Mr. Vetas swore. When he wasn't swearing at McDonald's for their "souless corporate incursion" at least (not his exact words, but exactly how he felt. He was also passionate on the subject of how to make a perfect french fry - and his staff learned well.

So as you see below, Sir Basil's was pitched as being from the local community with local suppliers and serving the local community.

Here's one more shot of Sir Basil's as we knew it....

Bonus - not sure when the next place pictured below closed, but Vetas' had an Ogden High Counterpart. Judy's Ice Cream Parlor on Harrison just catty corner across the street from the south end of the space OHS occupies (and where, we think, Grounds for Coffee is today)....

...We also just came across a picture of this other bygone fine student and lovebirds eatery as well... ...tho' this looks to have been taken after it closed and before its demolition, so not Judy's at its best, rather as it, and those like it, faded away...

Just a quick note about a fun facebook page a number of classmates have been active on. It's called "Ogden, Utah Glory Days." Lots of great old photos of places (many of our old favorite local haunts) and memories are being posted and discussed. About 20 of our class have joined recently, so the Ogden contingent is now hearing from us "Country Cousins"

If you're a facebook member, just use the facebook search bar to search for the group by name, and then enter your name to request page membership. Also invite any other friends (from the class or otherwise) you think would enjoy the page. Once you're a member, you can just enter their facebook names right from the page.

The more members, the more posters putting their heads (and old photos, etc.) together there will be.

We thought you might enjoy the details of a recent very unplanned class mini-"e-reunion" a few of us had the other day. Some, well, creep/criminal/losers, not to put too fine a face on things, decided they could take advantage of one classmate on facebook, and through her, others of us (and her other friends).

And our reaction started here in an e-mail sent to a few folk:

On Jun 5, 2015, at 6:35 PM, Earl Henstra wrote:

I just had a series of IM's on FB from someone who calls themselves Tammy Coletti telling me about how she received $50K from FB for being a long time user. Earlier I had received a friend request from her, thought we were already friends, looked and we were. Sounds like a scam to me, have you heard anything from someone calling herself Tammy?

Meanwhile, on facebook, other classmates (who hadn't seen the above) had also accepted the fake Tammy friend request (most assuming her page had been taken down for some reason and that she - the real Tammy - was starting over). And all were getting the same phoney baloney chat spiel, so reached out to each other (but didn't message Tammy, as no one was initially sure who had control of her account or just what was happening).

And that's how concerned friends linked up to take action in a facebook group chat....

WARNING: I believe (in fact I'm sure) someone's impersonating Tammy Coletti Dahlstrom.... ...I was friended just before you guys were, then chatted up weirdly.... ....and I think whoever it is trying to send me to some cockamamie link...

So I think they just copied her picture and name, got friend names from her page and are now busy trying to take advantage of her familiarity to us. And of our familiarity with each other.... And are now promising "Aid from Mark Zuckerberg who help regular Facebook users most especially disabled, old and retired on Facebook?"

[You named the conversation: FAKE friend account warning.]

Gonna call us "disabled" and "old," and go after our friend, punk??

....We thought... ...not....

So we quickly confirmed between us that we were having the same experience, and gathering our wits, saw there were now two facebook accounts with Tammy's name and current picture... ...the regular one with hundreds of friends and the fake one (below) started that day with only a few.... ...all Class of '62 as it turns out (including Linda Fowers Thurgood who wasn't online for the exciting phase).

Anyway, in a coast to coast burst of activity - which (admittedly) wasn't all that highly technical... ...but with all the spirit of good ol' Miles Lateus and much gusto - within minutes, we learned and shared how to report the page to facebook - while one tried to keep the scammer(s) occupied in running his/her/their(?) game, one emailed Tammy at her non-facebook address, and one stayed "friended" to watch for any new classmates taking the bait....

...and right about then facebook took the page down, and the scam messages disappeared...

This message is no longer available because it was identified as abusive or marked as spam.

Then, about ten minutes later, "Real Tammy" (or so she tells us! :-D ) came back online and saw the frenzy of activity swirling around her account....

...which is when we received this from the fb mothership:

...Meanwhile, Tammy took her own responses back to e-mail - because this facebook attack was still fresh and unsettling...

(again, we've excerpted various messages from various times here)

From Tamara Dahlstrom:

You classmates are the best! Here I have been away since forever and you are first to rescue me and make things all better!! Thank you so much.

I have told all my local friends about it and most of them got the same message but didn't respond.

And while we're all pretty mad at the sub-humans out there, in the aftermath we all felt good about how we came together, took action and then, you know, shared a little mutual admiration with a few "text high fives" all round...

...and fnally, shared some chuckles as the emergency wound down, e.g. at some point Leave it to Beaver came up, with Carol quipping "Golly Wally. That's a terrible thought..."

...and parted more aware of the enduring power of the bonds we didn't even know were being forged via our long ago Weber link....

...Since then, we've all posted warnings about the scam on our own fb pages... ...once burned, twice careful, after all....

And, PS, it was Earl who replied "Warriors Forever!" giving the headline for the story.....

And their new way of making the whole site workinside of facebook(called "Class Connection") looks REALLY good. (On computers at least - so far we haven't seen it work on phones or tablets.)

In fact, we're guessing this is how some will choose to participate on the site. (Not to worry, though. If you like the way things are, or just don't use facebook - the separate page will also continue to exist for years to come - and the original site does definitely work on phones and tablets.)

The buttons and tabs for doing things are in different places - and there's some new tools exclusive to facebook, but virtually the WHOLE SITE is live on facebook now.

So, if you have a facebook account and want to try it out, just click on the"Try Class Connection" text on the upper right of the Home page - or on the facebook logo and "join our class" as well. They'll both take you there.

There's a lot to share about this - e.g., once you're a site member on Class Connection, you can instantly get to the site from anywhere on facebook simply by typing "Class Connection" into the facebook search bar. And can set things up so you get facebook notifications of posts, pictures, comments, etc. on the site like anything else you follow on fb.

You can also use facebook's messaging system from inside Class Connection, etc., and see your regular fb notications TOO while you're surfing WHS '62 (!). And more.

But we recommend you give it a test drive - and as always, let us know what you think.

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Oh were oh where has new content gone...??

For sure awhile since the last real site content update... ...not anyone's plan, just where we are... ...carrying out the 50th Reunion - and finding all the info we could on classmates who've left us - was a real roller coaster ride, on which many busted hump for months... ...to the point of neglecting other priorities to which they've returned.

....Still, we've collected a ton of pictures and words - both of the nostalgic variety and all the life sketches most of you have posted - and we're all free to add more and use the site to stay in touch. So we hope what's already here is a good resource.

And going forward, with this platform already up and running - we'll be able to focus on future events rather than on setting up and getting word of a web site out to you.

We also haven't finished the In Memory pages for classmate passings reported since the reunion - at least not to the standard of most of the memorial pages and hope to remedy that relatively soon.

Finally, we've had a report that indicates the likely passing of Joyce Smith in 2003. However, while we believe the report is correct, despite considerable effort we have not been able to find a death record, obituary or other real confirmation of this despite making a considerable effort. If any of you can help verify (or contradict) the report, it would be much appreciated.

(This update: 11/17/2013

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February 3, 2013 - Volume 51, Issue 3

* major changes to the website (2/13) *

Class Creator has re-written the program for the web site. You've noticed the new look, and more more updates are "in the pipeline." Some buttons have been relocated and the main page is now centered in the browser. Let us know how you like the the changes. We want to keep the site looking fresh!

Speaking of whilch, you can now interact directly with us on the Home Page (below). Send site comments, "Letters to the Editor," reminiscences of any Reunion, Q's, or if you know anyone who's lost site access.

ALL Previous Editions of the Class of '62 Web Trumpeter are being saved on the site. Press the Trumpeter Archives button on the top to access them.

Reunion Pics Reorganized:

Nearly all of our Reunion Pictures - from the 30th, 40th, and 50th Reunion are now under the (now renamed) "Reunion Photos" button (left side of page). There are some dupes and other glitches in the new program, but we're working on them....

Here's a few more samples from our 50th....

And more......

Remember: You can also post your own Reunion pics.. ..and please do (on the Reunion Photos page, please)!!

More Classmate Facts from the Reunion Program

A re-presentation (over time) for attendees and "the didn't make its" [See Trumpeter Archives (button on the top) for previous "phacts"...]

– This classmate and her husband started the nonprofit Emergency Medical Education Co. She was also a “Molina Health Care Hero,” receiving that org’s 1st Humanitarian Award as EMT Instructor-Coordinator of the year for Utah and 1st National Runner-up… …DeAnn Ekins (Barnson)

– Hot and hazy with a chance of showers: This classmate was a weather girl for the Central Command Network Station in the Panama Canal Zone… … Anita Mapes (Kersey)

– These shoes were made for... This Classmate walked the California Coast route in the Big Sur Marathon…. …..Rena Prevedel (Rossotti)

5. What two record-setting classmates are listed in the Weber State University Athletic Hall of Fame (one for track, the other for football and baseball)?

6. Who has skydived with each of her grandchildren when they turned 16 – and has more grandchildren to go?

...Answers at the end of the issue (*Scroll down*)!

(More) From the Wayback Machine:

From David Stanger's Scrapbook.... ...Wilson Lane Cub Scouts

And this from Jane Chugg Renstrom - Plain City Elementary Class....

*Pop Quiz Answers:

5. The two WHS ’62 grads in the Weber State U Hall of Fame – with still unbroken records – are Lyle Johnston (football and baseball) and Darol Wintle (javelin).

6.. The classmate who’s skydived with several of her grandchildren when each turned 16 – with more to go – is Thelma Johnson (Oleson).

We'll explain changes effecting how you use the site once we've worked more with them - and we think you'll love some yet to come. Here's one.... ...Tablet (iPad or Android)users now have (almost) the same view of the site that PC's do.

'Stat City'8/2/12 -162 classmates (over 45% of living classmates and 53% including classmates who have passed away) have joined. About 30 per day check in on the site and 115 in a recent month.Over 850 visits from 35 states (and other countries) have been made and over 1900 messages have been exchanged. Our "all time high" is 60 visits in one day.

We share about 20 messages/day and view about 12 pages/visit - mostly Classmate Profileslooking for each other's stories! Meanwhile (only) a third of us have Uploaded PhotosHave you?? Please do!!

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TIP: Words underlined in a different color than their text are usually 'live links'which can take you to pages you'd otherwise have to dig for.